Authentic Personal message at 02:59:39 on Thu Apr 23 1992
From: Eric A Lehman <ealehman> on HAGBARD-CELINE.MIT.EDU
To: mosquito@ATHENA.MIT.EDU
I've heard it said that if you compare the outcome of Project Athena with
its stated goals, it was a failure.  It really isn't all that vital to
coursework outside CS; most people just use it to write papers.  But I
think its an amazing thing.  It brings the whole campus together in a new
and convenient way.  *Three* friends have met girlfriends over zephyr, if
you can believe it!  :)  Its also funny to see professors giving their
email addresses and saying that email is the best way to get in touch with
them.
I wonder if Project Athena doesn't give a hint at what the rest of the
country will be like in ten years... highly linked electronically.  I saw
a news item that said there is now a bank of vt100 emulators at an airport
in California so that people can check their email.  :)  Its $.25 a minute
or something, but the idea is still cool!  :)